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Water (related) projects Slawsk – Kaliningrad Oblast. Northern Netherlands Trade Mission Kaliningrad 17-19 February 2014. Overview. Introduction Water management project Slavsk Rayon Other fields of expertise: EU-cooperation and funding, rural development, tourism, energy
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Water (related) projectsSlawsk – Kaliningrad Oblast Northern Netherlands Trade Mission Kaliningrad 17-19 February 2014
Overview Introduction Water management project Slavsk Rayon Other fields of expertise: EU-cooperation and funding, rural development, tourism, energy Possible follow up projects Someexamplesfromelsewhere
Hermanns Consultancy….. works as a consultancy for project development, management and training in various fields, incl. water, rural development, energy, tourism.. works with EU and national funding programmes.. supports (local) governments, NGOs and others in developing and managing projects.. is independent and works with other consultancies or (business) partners depending on the project
Water project proposal Slavsk Rayon “Polder” area, water system needs requires improvement largerparts no longer in usedueto water problems Russian assessment: large investments needed Dutch approach: integrated plan involving assessment foragriculture, natureandotherfunctions if possible: introduction of a “self-governing” water (management) board, to be responsible for maintenance required: transfer of responsibility and (co-)finance from RF first: more information on situation needed, local partners
Follow-up projects, examples Follow up project water 1: maintenance, infrastructure Follow up water 2: EU project with LT, PL, … Follow up water 3: elsewhere in Kgd: Nemen River? Follow up 4: elsewhere in Russia based on pilot(s) here? Ruraldevelopment: agriculture, tourism, energy, nature Localgovernance, regionaldevelopment in a broader sense
Example 1: Room for the river :- preventflooding- naturedevelopment- housing, industry- culturalheritage, tourism
Example 2: cross-border cooperation EuroregionNemunas (LT/PL/RUS/BY) Since 1997 Nemen river basin Geography oriented: Tourism, water, nature Citizen projects: culture, language Also infrastructure projects INTERREG funding: also EU funds for Russia (NeighbourhoodProgramme, ENPI) Similar funding for larger area: Baltic Sea Region
Example 3 from NL:Green Valley- Local cooperation initiative, partners from government, business, NGOs and education (university, schools)- Historic/landscape background: castles, (national) parks- Tourism and living quality- Knowledge centre on “green” (and “blue”) economy- projects on local level: “waterpark”, “green in the street”- Larger projects: training courses, etc.- Future: one-stop shop on “Green (Valley)” Knowledge- Approach; example also for regions in Russia?
Some selected links:- Baltic sea region: http://eu.baltic.net- EuroregionNemunas: http://nemunas.info- River management NL: www.ruimtevoorderivier.nlEU projects Hermanns Consultancy- Rural Development: www.vitalruralarea.eu- Renewable energy: www.aceforenergy.eu- local participation: www.mp4-interreg.eu
Thank you for your attention! Contact : Wietse W. Hermanns info@hermannsconsultancy.com www.hermannsconsultancy.com Overhagenseweg 8 NL 6883 GV Velp, The Netherlands Phone: +31 653489938 (mob.) or +31 263793872